The bustle of the Spring Festival is gradually fading.
When Li Yunlong was busy leading the soldiers of the New Second Regiment to do side jobs to enrich his family.
New group.
Regiment Headquarters.
Ding Wei, the leader of the New Regiment, and the military cadres of the New Regiment are studying the recent military developments of the Japanese army based on the map.
A battalion commander said, "Commander, recently some of our comrades scattered in the guerrilla areas have reported back that many Japanese troops have moved towards southern Shanxi via railways and highways along the way.
What do you think this little devil wants to do when he suddenly sends troops to southern Shanxi?"
"Jinnan!"
Ding Wei said, lost in thought, and found the area of southern Shanxi on the map. After a long time, he said: "Southern Shanxi is the territory of the Central Army. This is also the only area of activity of the Central Army in the entire Shanxi.
Both sides of the Yellow River are where the Central Army troops of the first theater of operations operate.
Logically speaking, the situation between China and Japan has reached this stage, especially on the Shanxi border. The Japanese army has always had a relatively negative attitude towards attacking the Central Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army.
The main target of the Japs is our Eighth Route Army. They have always adopted a policy of inducing surrender towards the National Army, and at least maintained the neutrality of the National Army.
Now that the Japanese army has suddenly launched troops towards southern Shanxi, is it possible that they want to wipe out the Central Army operating along the Yellow River in one fell swoop?"
First Battalion Commander Sun Zhenguo said in surprise: "Commander, do you mean that the Japs suddenly moved troops to southern Shanxi to launch a campaign against the Central Army in southern Shanxi?"
Ding Wei nodded and said: "Now it seems very likely. Last time I went to the headquarters for a meeting, the boss passed on some intelligence on the international situation obtained by the central government, saying that on the battlefield abroad, Germany raided and occupied Poland.
, last year Italy won another victory against Britain and France.
Seeing that each of his comrades has made great progress, the little devil seems to be unable to sit still.
As for the little devil who wants to change the current war situation in North China, the most important point is on Zhongtiao Mountain in southern Shanxi.
As long as the Japs can capture Zhongtiao Mountain, they will occupy an important military location for the south-to-north invasion. They can cross the river and go south, visit the Longhai Sea, and invade the Central Plains. They can also go north to connect with the Japanese army's main occupied areas in Shanxi and relieve their henchmen.
, improve the security situation in the occupied areas of North China.
If I were a kid and wanted to change the current impasse, I would do the same."
Sun Zhenguo said: "What the regiment leader said is that the Zhongtiao Mountain area is too important. As long as our Chinese army still holds the Zhongtiao Mountain area, we cannot lose northern Henan and southern Shanxi. At the same time, we have Luoyang and Tongguan.
A barrier to keep all the devils out.
Relying on the Zhongtiao Mountain base, the national army was able to further disrupt the enemy's rear and contain the Japanese troops.
If you want to retreat, you can also hold on to the dangers, actively defend, and cooperate with the entire anti-Japanese battlefield.
With the Zhongtiao Mountain base area, if the Japanese army puts heavy pressure on the enemy rear, our Eighth Route Army only needs to withstand three points of it. But once Zhongtiao Mountain is occupied by the Japanese, the heavy pressure will be directed at our Eighth Route Army."
Ding Wei smiled and said: "Zhenguo, you and I thought of going together. This matter must not be taken lightly. No, I have to go to the headquarters in person and explain the situation to my superiors."
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And while Li Yunlong was busy doing side jobs to enrich his family, Ding Wei analyzed the Japanese's possible tendency to attack southern Shanxi and reported to his superiors.
Kong Jie, standing on the shoulders of giants, naturally knew about the Battle of Southern Shanxi and was not so anxious.
The situation of the war cannot be changed by his personal prophet and his meager power.
The gap in strength between the Central Army of Shanxi and the Japanese Army is too large. This is an undeniable fact. No matter from which angle it is analyzed, the Central Army can find countless excuses for the failure of the Battle of Shanxi, but it is difficult to find one.
The reason for the success of the battle.
In addition, regarding the Battle of Southern Shanxi, although the overall situation is difficult to change, Kong Jie does have an idea.
Next time we see Ding Wei and Li Yunlong, the Iron Triangle may be able to join forces again.
Other than that, what Kong Jie can do now is just like Li Yunlong, try his best to enrich his independent group's family assets, and if he can do better, he can support the headquarters as much as possible.
Regiment Headquarters.
Kong Jie, Director of the Logistics Department Dong San, Director of the Finance Department Xu Qingnian, and instructor Li Wenjie discussed the issues of farming and defense construction in the base area.
Kong Jie said: "It seems that it is already February, and the potato planting season has arrived. Uncle Zhao has informed us that the farming team will send more people. After training, we soldiers can also go over to help and put our potato seeds first."
Let’s plant it and then talk about it.”
"Last year we planted improved potato varieties and later harvested more than 2,100 kilograms of mother and son potatoes. Uncle Zhao gave two hundred kilograms as a gift, Ding Wei's new group gave two hundred kilograms as a gift, and Li Yunlong gave two hundred kilograms as a gift.
The brigade commander gave us 500 jins, and we still have about 1,000 jins of potatoes on hand."
"Uncle Zhao said that the size of the potato seed tubers should be controlled reasonably and sparsely. Two hundred kilograms of potato mother and son per acre of land is enough."
"Then our mother and son of potatoes, which weigh about one thousand kilograms, are enough to sow seeds on about five acres of land. We will produce five thousand kilograms of potatoes per mu of land according to the planned output. After the potatoes are planted this time, we can produce them in one go.
You can harvest more than 20,000 kilograms."
Dong San said with emotion: "Captain, what is the concept of more than 20,000 kilograms of potatoes? I have never seen such a high-yielding crop. Now we don't have to worry about eating it."
Kong Jile said: "You think too simply. More than 20,000 kilograms of potatoes may sound like a lot at first glance, but you have to calculate the number of our team. Let’s not talk about the distance. Let’s just say that our independent group now has nearly
With a strength of three thousand, there are more than 2,500 kilograms of potatoes, and each soldier’s ration is less than ten kilograms."
"How many days can ten kilograms of potatoes last? Calculated this way, if all the more than twenty thousand kilograms of potatoes were supplied to our independent group, we wouldn't be able to sustain it for even a week."
"Not to mention that in addition to our independent regiment, there are so many combat troops behind who are short of food. So after these potatoes are harvested, we can use one-third as our regiment's logistics supply, and the other two-thirds are still available
It must be left as mother and child to sow seeds again."
"At that time, not only will we grow these mother potatoes, but we will also have to send a batch to the headquarters, and then the brigade commander will distribute them to other combat units. With these mother potatoes in hand, even if the base area is blocked, we can solve the problem.
It’s urgent.”
"Yes." Dong San responded.
Kong Jie said with a smile: "Dong San, I leave all the potato matters to you. Don't underestimate this little potato. This potato has a lot of energy! In the future, it is very likely that he will serve as a member of our Eighth Route Army."
important strategic materials to be used.”
"Your logistics department has come up with a charter for me regarding the increase in potato production and the subsequent production of potato flour for sale."
"We have to make a long-term plan in advance."
"Yes, don't worry, captain, I will arrange these after I return." Dong San responded.
Then Dong San reported again: "By the way, Captain, there is one more thing I need to tell you. Our briquettes and briquette stoves have been sent to Inner Mongolia through Shahukou, and the results have been amazing."<
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"The comrades of the Inner Mongolia Guerrilla Detachment said that the people in Inner Mongolia especially like this kind of briquettes and briquette stoves. The winter in Inner Mongolia is extremely cold. With these coal stoves, the people's lives will be much more convenient. Comrades of the Guerrilla Detachment
, we have received a large number of orders from us these days!"
"But the people in Inner Mongolia are not very wealthy and don't have much money to buy our briquettes and stoves."
"The comrades of the guerrilla detachment said that the people in Inner Mongolia want to exchange some cattle, sheep, fodder, etc. for our briquettes and coal stoves. Commander, look at this..."
Kong Jile said: "Exchange, this is a good thing. Tell the people in Inner Mongolia that if they really exchange cattle, sheep and fodder, we will give them a more favorable price.
Our independent regiment still maintains a cavalry company. We still have to use the fodder we exchanged, and we can sell the unused ones.
Who would have too few cattle and sheep? Livestock like cattle are not something you can just have if you want.
We have reclaimed a lot of wasteland in our base area, but why is the efficiency so low? In addition to the fact that the base area is not stable and is always raided by the Japanese from time to time, there is another reason. It is not because we have insufficient farming tools and lack of farming equipment.
What a cow!
With cattle, our farming and production conditions can be improved a lot."
"But relying on cattle for farming is not an issue. Dong San, I remember that when there was a wave of robbery in the Japanese-occupied areas a while ago, our independent group robbed a lot of supplies, right?"
"Inside these supplies, there are diesel and gasoline stolen from the Japs' gas stations, as well as maintenance tools stolen from some Japs' mechanics. There are quite a few of these, right?"
"Yes." Dong San nodded, not understanding what Kong Jie meant.
Kong Jie continued: "These things can be put to great use. It just so happens that there are many engines in our group that were taken from the trucks damaged by the Japanese and cannot be used.
Let me give you an idea. As early as the 1980s, the UK had a precedent of using steam engines to implement mechanical farming.
If they can do it, why can't we? The cattle still need to eat fodder, and the key is not easy to get. A tractor that can be used to plow the fields is much more convenient, as long as you can get kerosene or gasoline.
Your garage is trying to figure out how to use the seized engine to invent a tractor that can be used to plow fields.
Mechanical work definitely saves time and effort than manual work."
As for how to get gasoline and kerosene, Kong Jie remembered that there were oil fields in Yan'an. If it didn't work, he would go to the Japanese to find a way.
Dong San looked surprised at first, he really hadn't thought about this before, and then he was filled with bitterness.
"Captain, let's give it a try in our repair shop. But don't hold out too much hope. This thing sounds difficult to work with, and it may not be possible to produce it."
"Okay." Kong Jie said.
Dong San said: "Captain, I understand now. No wonder some time ago when other teams were grabbing cash and supplies in the Japs-occupied areas, you just told the troops to grab more car maintenance tools, gasoline, diesel and so on.
Don’t let it go, including some engines and the like.
I'm afraid you've been thinking about getting this tractor for plowing for a long time, right?"
Kong Jie laughed and said: "Why, are you in trouble?"
Dong San smiled bitterly and said: "How can I? I just admire your foresight, Commander."
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Okay, you kid, stop talking and talk about business. Apart from potatoes and doing business with the people of Inner Mongolia, the most important thing before us is military development."
"The repair shop cannot stop using copper coins to produce red-tipped bullets. It also needs to increase and speed up the production of explosive packets and grenades. Only if the ammunition in this pocket is sufficient, it will be worthwhile for us to fight against the little devils." p>
Having said this, Kong Jie looked at Xu Qingnian, the director of the Finance Department, "Old Xu, the Finance Department is open to the purchase and supply of firearms and will increase our cooperation with the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army."
"Yes!" Xu Qingnian responded.
"Dong San, go and tell Qian Shoucai. It doesn't matter how many guns and ammunition he provides from the 57th Regiment. We need as many as we want. Make it clear to me. Our independent regiment has nothing but money." p>
Dong Sanle said: "Captain, it goes without saying that the 57th Regiment would be extremely happy to meet a buyer like you."
Kong Jie said: "I have changed my mind. You have to think like this. Money itself has no value. Instead of piling it up in a warehouse to get moldy, it is better to exchange it for some real equipment and ammunition. We can hold it in our hands so that we can have confidence in our hearts.
As for when it’s not enough, just think of another way. How can a living person be choked to death by money?”
"Yes!"
"Old Xu, how is the situation now with Mr. Xu?" Kong Jie asked again.
Xu Qingnian said: "Captain, don't worry, my father's side is already up and running, and we have reached a deal with some Japanese businessmen. The briquettes and coal stoves we have on hand have begun to secretly be supplied to the counties in the Japanese-occupied areas."<
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Kong Jie smiled and said: "You see, Dong San, we have the money we spent, and we still have the money we earn back. Your logistics department just needs to straighten up and do things."
"Yes!" Dong San responded.
Then we talked about the issue of defense construction in the base area.
Kong Jie said: "Wenjie, you should pay more attention to the defense construction of the base area. On the one hand, it is the defense construction of our team itself. It goes without saying that we should increase the vigilance and strengthen the internal defense force of the base. We must not only guard against the main force of the Japanese army
In addition to mopping up combat troops, we must also be alert at all times to sneak attacks by small groups of Japanese combat troops."
Kong Jie doesn’t dare to be careless about this.
I can form a commando team to sneak attack on the Japs, and Yamamoto's special agent team is not a vegetarian.
If the Yamamoto special agent team took the opportunity to break into the station, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Li Wenjie smiled and said: "Captain, don't worry! In order to deal with the sneak attack of a small group of Japanese combat troops, you have specially arranged commando members to simulate a small group of Japanese troops and try to conduct infiltration raids on the base to train the defense of our troops.
The ability of small groups of Japanese combat troops to carry out sneak attacks."
Kong Jie nodded. This was indeed the best plan he could think of to improve the independent regiment to deal with the surprise attack of a small group of enemies.
If the commando team cannot penetrate into the independent regiment's headquarters, it will be in vain for the Yamamoto special forces to come.
In order to achieve this effect, Kong Jie worked hard.
"Wenjie, don't be careless. I'll leave the internal security of this regiment to you. We will still conduct frequent inspections. For example, I will arrange commandos to conduct surprise attacks on the station from time to time."
"Since it is a sneak attack by a small force, I naturally cannot let you know in advance."
Li Wenjie smiled and said: "Commander, just ask the comrades of the commando team to come over."
"You are quite confident." Kong Jie smiled, "Another point is the defense construction of the villages around us. Our internal defenses are tight, but the defenses of the villages are relatively weak, which is where the Japanese will first try to break through.
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"Never think about the problem from a human perspective. To penetrate the defenses of the villages outside our base area, the devils may send some plainclothes teams, work teams or teams pretending to be civilian refugees to get in, and they may even poison or assassinate.
situation."
"So the defense construction of the villages around our base area is based on the guidance of the militia and our military backbone. On the one hand, we must strengthen the military defense construction of the village itself, and on the other hand, we must strengthen the military defense awareness of the villagers.
Any unfamiliar face should be more considerate, and the people in the village should keep more dogs.
In addition, the sources of important water sources such as wells used for drafting water in the village or rivers that require water must be strictly controlled by manpower to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of any opportunities."
Kong Jie's words indeed alerted Li Wenjie, and Li Wenjie responded quickly: "Yes, leader, I will write a detailed village defense construction plan after I go back."
"Yes!" Kong Jie nodded, thought for a while, and really didn't expect anything else to entrust him, so he asked: "Do you have anything else to say, to check for any omissions?"
Li Wenjie, Dong San, and Xu Qingnian shook their heads.